Friends of the Earth

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Earth

Date published 21 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Prohibition on the Exploration and Extraction of Petroleum Bill 2016

Intended results To have the bill heard at second stage of the Dail, and to have the bill pass the second stage of the Dail.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kate Ruddock

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Contact their elected representatives and ask them to support the Bill

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs We enabled supporters to contact their TD's via email to ask them to support the Bill. We also emailed all TD's asking for their support and provided them with a legal opinion on the Bill.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails to TD's asking them to consider supporting the Bill.

Meeting (6-10)

Meetings with TD's, Timmy Dooley, Eamon O'Cuiv, Eamon Scanlon, Tony McLoughlin, Richard Boyd Barrett, Eamon Ryan, Brian Stanley. Asking them to support the Bill at Second Stage Debate.

Social Media (11-20)

Direct tweets at Minister Naughten and all political parties, asking them to support the Bill at second stage debate.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)